protecting the coast using unmanned vessels

January 1, 2013

The new model will be 11 meters long, as opposed to the 7-9 meter in the earlier versions.

The Protector has been in the service of the Israeli Navy for the past five years. The operational model is equipped with electro-optic payload and a 7.62 mm mini-Typhoon weapon system that enables target-acquisition and identification from long distances, allowing it to engage potential threat without endangering a manned patrol boat.

Unlike the single engine on the previous model, the new USV is equipped with twin engines to increase cruising distance, speed, and duration at sea.

*** The new Protector can also be outfitted with a wider range of weapons, including non-lethal weapons. ***



Sources told i-HLS that the new version will be one of the main systems that will create the “protection belt” around the undersea gas reservoirs .

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